Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-09
THE BATTLE OF BALLOTS.
Those in Whose Favor the Most
Little White Papers Fell---sssse
and City Elections.
Cook Elected bya Small Majority-Felsss
Elected ever NicOllby Majority Of
5.000 to 1000.
Foraker Still Governor of 0hiO-Pr0hibi-
ton Loses in 0regOn-0ther Elec-
ton News From Other States.
NEW YORK-OTATE AND CITY

NEW YORK-STATE AND CITY.
NEW YORK. Nov. S-The weather is fail
and COOL and this being legal holiday
business is entirely suspended Crowds
are around all the voting places in the city
and tremendous vote is being polled
The interest is centered in the fight be
tween Fellows and NicOll for district at
torneyship, and betting this morning i:
lively, odds ranging from five to four OF
Fellows to even. reports from Throughout
the state indicate large vote.
p. m.-A large number Of arrests arr
being made tor Illegal voting, but nC
trouble has Yet occurred at any OF the
polling places. RUmOrs OF trading of the
state ticket 0y both Democrats and Repub
Iicans in favor OF either Fellows or Nicol
are plentiful, and to a certain extent are
believed to haze basis Of fact. The fight
over district altOrneyship is overshadowing
every other question and both sides
are confident. The George vote
in the cjCy is smaller than
was anticipated The Prohibition vote is
also light.
Adyices from the state show that The
Democrats ana Republicans are getting
out all Their votes and that the lines are
tightly drawn. Indications are that the
at last election, while the George vote out.
side of New York city VIII be insignili
cant.
NEW YORK, Nov. S-The election in New
York state today is for secretary Of state
comptroller, treasurer, attorney general
state engineer ana surveyor, nine justices
of the sup RENE court. the senate and the
assembly, and representatives 10 congress
from the NifotceHth and Iwanty-fifth dis
tricts. Returns VIII be collected tonight
of the vote Cor the four principal candi
dates, for secretary OF state. These are
Frederick Cook, lDem0alaij; Fred Grant,
Republican; i. ". (. Huntington. pro.
bibitionist; aGd Henry George, United
Labor. Iuis vote VIII be compared with
the heads OF the tickets in ic'I when a
governor and Other state officers were elect
ed. The number Of election districts III The
state is Bill. o. this number l,Go1 are in
New Ycrs. and Kings county The asso-
ciatea press bulletins VIII give the vote ny
election districts. The present state Off
GERS are al Democrats.
The las legislature stood Senate,
twenty Republicans, twelve Democrats;
assembly, four Republicans, tifty-fOur
Democrats. The election IN the Nineteenth
Congressional district is TO ill the vacancy
caused by the death of Nicholas Kane
DemOcra,t J; in the 1wenty-tfth district to
fill the vacancy caused by the election Of
Frank HiscOck (RepuplicanD to the United
States senate
Troy. y. Y. Nov. S-Allaged repeaters
attempted 10 vote at H0Osick Fails this
morning ana Lively row Issued in which
the police took m active part. The town
is liz a teTmeDt bordering on a riot, ana
the authorities have asked the sheriff for q
posse OF deputies TO qTell the stdrbances.
Rochester. y. y. Nov. S.--Lnc weather
is fine and the votiug~not quite up to the
BltF, f,,-,. %
of state, is leading by a good margin. The
indications arc that the prohibition vote
viii be double that of last year. The
George vote is less than was claimed for 1t.
New YORK, Nov. S.-Ten election district
give Grant PSI, Cook ia, George 256. Last
year. Roosevelt 81, Hewitt les. George GaaA
The returns from New York and Brock
Ign SO far received. show heavy Democrct
ic gains Three hundred districts give
Grant II, 1S1: Cook Il SO: George 1.2l0.
Twenty-oGI election districts in New
York state. outside Of New ok ana Kings
county give Cook 3,Sl5, Grant 3. S55, Hunt
ington 43i, George a.. The same districts
IL 1855 gave Hill 1893, Davenport 4,0OS,
Basc0m 3@,.
If the average Democratic majorities as
far as heard -fom are continued. Cook will
have ma icriC- IL OF about -, 600 IN New
York and Brooklyn.
?. Twenty-Five election districts in New
York stare ouis'Hg 81 New York ana ai hln2s
counties eve ''oh -, NfdH' t'tlV: liltIlt-
iiiSiS ZOE d., ue2 III . ne S,e GtSs'tSS o
-, - s go iii ''fl'' 'ei'IoiO 1900
-, L,,,,7, o,;,- ,.,,+ o-
81 -, ~ ", =. 90
III - go -, ~
- '0, 20 -, ~, =, StEe >i0I'll 79'I'
Four hundred and six city election dis
ul y, Ii ~ "a a ~ ~,
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